Coast Range Radio
At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Oregon’s forests, social justice, and the climate crisis.
Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast from the nonprofit conservation organization, the Coast Range Association. Located in Western Oregon, the Coast Range Association works to build just and sustainable communities that provide for people and the natural world. Our work focuses on the connections between Oregon’s forests, communities, and the climate crisis.
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Representative Mark Gamba is NOT Happy About Oregon's 2023 Legislative Session - Part One
As the dust settles on another chaotic legislative session, I wanted to look back, revisit some of the bills we dug into on previous episodes, and explore how we can keep pressure on our legislators between sessions.
I couldn’t think of a better person to guide us through the good, the bad, and the ugly of this legislative session than one of oregon’s most tireless climate champions, State Representative Mark Gamba.
I’ve known Mark since I worked as the field director for his 2020 congressional bid, so I knew I could trust him to give a no BS account of his perspective on the session.
However, I didn’t realize just how honest and unfiltered he was prepared to be. He had a lot to say about how business gets done in Salem that I think people need to hear, and I think his perspective is one that you don’t often hear from a politician, regardless of party affiliation.
We covered a lot of ground, and I just can’t bear to edit it down to thirty minutes, so I’m breaking our conversation into two episodes. I will release the second half in two weeks. Make sure to subscribe to Coast Range Radio wherever you get podcasts so you can be sure to catch the full conversation.
Feedback, questions, suggestions? My email is michael@coastrange.org.
Research Links/Show Notes:
Representative Mark Gamba’s legislative website: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/gamba
Some of our allied organizations’ 2023 Session recap:
- https://oregonwild.org/about/blog/assessing-wreckage-2023-oregon-leg-session?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=062823_orleg&emci=43ed9420-da15-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&emdi=d077785f-0d16-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=12095021
- https://www.olcv.org/session-is-over-heres-how-we-did/
- https://www.beyondtoxics.org/2023-legislation/
- https://standuptofactoryfarms.org/
About the Oregon Forest Resources Institute:
https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/04/oregon-forest-resources-institute-osu-timber-industry-investigation-lobbying/
https://www.propublica.org/series/the-cutting
Polluted By Money Series: